Corset construction



April 29, 1930. L. H LoEFFEL.

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Patented Apr. 29, 1930 Unirse ,sraras sarna? OFFICE LESTER H. LOEFFEL, OF NEW' HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSGNOR TO THE BERGER v l' BROTHERS COMPANY, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT CORSET CONSTRUCTION Application filedy neeeinber 1,7, i927. serial 110,240,892.

This invention relates to a concealed opening construction where it is desired toprovlde a concealed slot or other opening through the l bodyof a fabric without a seam. It is applicableto various articles, including garments such as'corsets. I shall described the invention `in connection with a corset provided with a concealed slot of my improved construction adapted for the passage of an abdominal supporter strap, but it is to be clearly understood that the invention is not limited to this particular application, but is applicable to various other uses in connection with fabric articles Where a concealed and well reenforced 15 slotlike opening is desired.

It is vcustomary in the prior art Where it is desired to pass a strap freely through the body of the corset or -the like to provide open.

or unstitched portions in appropriate seams,

y or if there happens to be no seam at the point where the strap must pass through the corset, to slit the body of the corset to provide an opening, thefabric of the lcorset body being strengthened in various ways around the slit. rEhe presentinvention is directed in a specific aspect to an opening of the latter type.

According to the prior art, in making openings of this sort the material of the body of the corset around the slit is hemmed, leaving a rather unsightly opening through which the straps pass. It is an object of the invention to provide an improved form of opening which is relatively simple, and in which the opening itself is effectively concealed.

Another object of the invention is to provide an opening inthe corset or other fabric body in which means is provided for Vstrengthening the body around the opening more effectively than the corresponding means heretofore known.

An additional object of the invention is to provide an opening in a corset or other fabrick body and strengthening means for the body around the opening, which is less bulky than those previously known.

To these and other ends the invention consists in the novel features and combination of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

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Fig. 1 isa fragmentary view of a corset, showing an opening therein, according vto my invention;

Fig. 1A is a sectional view 1A`-1Al of Fig. 1;

Figs.` 2-5 are views showing steps in the formation of the opening;l y

l; ig. 6 shows the opening in a finished state; an A A Figs. 7-11inclusive, are sectional views along lines 7 7, 8 8, 9 9, 10 10, 11- 11 of Figs. 2, 3, 4, 5 and," respectively.

Ihave shown in Fig. 1 as an illustration of a preferred embodiment of my invention a corset generally designated by the reference numeral 12 and made up, generaly speaking,

along line intermediate y ofa number of gores or sections 13, 14, 15 and f vided with'an open orunstitched portion 26 for this purpose. body adjacent to and inthe seam 19 is a strap 27 having thereon abuckle 28 engaging strap 23,'while the gore 15 is provided with an opening 29, to be hereinafterdescribed in detail, through which pass straps 30 and 31 of sacroiliac.` pad 32, having thereon buckles 33 and 34 engaging straps 24 and 25, respectively.

From the above description it will be readily understood that the straps 24, 25, 30 and 31, Vpass' freely through the' corset body to transmit pressure on vthe abdominal pad 22 to sacro-*iliac pad'32, the buckles 33 and 34 providing a ready means for 'adjusting these straps.

The present invention is directed in particular to the form of opening generally designated by the reference numeral 29, and in y tively long narrow tabs 38 and 39 joining thev i corset body along lines BSfand 39, respec- Attached to the corset tively, which are displaced in any desired manner into the position shown in Fig. 7, where they are on the same side, and preferably the inside of the corset body.' Tape 40, or other suitable binding means, is folded along a central longitudinal line to provide two-plys4l and 42, between which the tabv 3S is received, as shown particularly in'Figs. 3 and 8. The tape 40 is then stitched to the corset body along the line 38a where the tab- 38 joins the body, the tape 40,. or other binding means, being preferably of such a width that when so stitched to the corset the edge 43 of the tab 38 is half way between the fold of the tape and the line 88a wherel the'atab'38 joins the corset'body. A tape 44 may be ap pliedto the tab 39 in the preceding manner to provd'ie two-plys 45 and 46, between which the tab 39 is received, the edge 47 of the tab 39 being halfway between the folldv in` the tape and the line 39a where. the tab joins the corsetv body. 'Ihedistance the tab extends into the tape. may bevaried to a considerable extent by using various widths of tape, but in the` preferred form is proportioned as above, for a purpose to be hereinafter pointed out.

After the tapes 40 and 44 have been'applied to their respective tabs, one ofy the tabs, in the present instance, the tab "38, is folded under the tab 39'. The ends ofthe tapes 48, 49, 50 and 51 are then `locked to the fab-ric body `by suitable means such as rows of stitching 52 and 53, and if desired, the tapes are locked to the fabric at any intermediate lpoint or points, as shown for example at 54. The ends 48, 49,y 50 and 51 beyond the stitching may then be cut 01T, as shown in Fig. 6. The overlapping tapes 40 and 44 provide anopening 55 therebetween which is effectively concealed fro-m view by the fact that each tape, or other binding material, when folded presents al width substantially twice the width of the tab to which it is' attached, whereupon each tape extends substantially from the point where its associated Ytab joins the body of the corset to the point where the other tab joins the body of the corset.

From theabove description of my invention it will be seen that I have provided a relatively simple form of opening in a corset or other body through which a strap, or other means, may be readily passed, and in which therel is no unsightly opening or bulky construction. All of the raw edges of the tabs 38 and 39 are carried within the tapes 40 and 44, so that there is no danger of these portions of the corset Yunravelin-g.

Vhile I have shown a preferred embodiifnenrt of my invention, it is to be understood 4that the same is lnot to be limited to all the details shown but is capable of. modification and variation vwithinthe spirit of the invention andthe sco-pe of the appended claims.

1. In a corset or the like, a one piece body portion, said body portionhaving a slit within its margins, said slit being intersected at each of the ends thereof by transverse slits forining two adjacent tabs, strips of binding material secured one to each of said tabs, said strips projecting beyond the tabs so as to lie in overlapping relation and providing an opening through the corset body therebetween.

2. In acorset or the like, a one piece body portion, said body portion havingA a slit withi-nvits margins, said slit being intersected at each of the ends thereof by transverse slits forming -two ad-j acent'ta-bs, strips of binding material secured one to each of said tabs, said strips projecting beyond the tabs soas to lie in overlapping relation and providing an opening through the corset body therebetween, said strips of binding material being secured to said body adjacent the ends of said opening. y

In witness whereof, I havehereunto set my hand this 15th day of December, 1927.

LESTER H. LOEFFEL.

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